A Non-Pinterest inspired activity  

Summertime. Truly bittersweet to those of us who are parents.  On the one hand, absolute freedom from the slavery of schedules and locked down bedtimes and every minute of every day having to be somewhere.  On the other hand….absolute. Anarchy. Those sweets babes that you had to drag out of bed by their toes on school days now wake with …

Safe n’ Smellgood Ant Repellent

Guys. We have ants. Though Not nearly as severely as we did a couple days ago.  It was bad. Like, laying in bed and all the sudden feeling those tiny irritating ant legs crawl across MY FACE!!  Not ok. I kinda just wanted to burn my house down.  But we’ve handled it, Emmy is a supreme ant smasher 😂😱 and …

Pinterest Holidays and a DIY Holy Week Box

We’ve all seen them, and most of us have even attempted some of the outrageous crafts, activities and surprises that correlate with every flipping holiday on Pinterest.  Every. Single. Holiday.  Now, don’t get me wrong, they can be wonderfully fun with awesome memories made, and I promise there is no judgement coming from the other side of the computer! But it …

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Miracle Diaper Rash Recipe

I knew having a girl would bring a lot of motherhood firsts my way, but I didn’t expect the WORST DIAPER RASH I HAVE EVER SEEN!!! Did she sit naked in a boiling fountain of LAVA?! Neither one of my boys ever had bad cases of diaper rash, just a little redness here and there that Desitin always took care …

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My Giant Cross Stitch Rose

I love to cross stitch. Am I good at it? Not particularly, but I find it strangely calming, probably just my OCD and my love for counting stitches. I’ve had this Pin on my Crafty board for awhile for a big painted cross stitch rose from blogger Alison at Whimseybox.com and I love how it turned out! But I wanted to …

Rainy Day Activities

It is always a wonderful thing to see God answer prayers….and prayers for rain have been a common one around here.  Even my boys have prayed for rain.  Then God opened the Heavens and BAM! We have rain.  The first day of rain after a dry spell is always so refreshing. I love the smell of freshly rained on cement …